The partnership of Frick, Wilson, and Clarke has elected to cease all operations and liquidate...

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The partnership of Frick, Wilson, and Clarke has elected to cease all operations and liquidate its business property. A balance sheet drawn up at this time shows the following account balances:

Cash $ 64,000 Liabilities $ 38,000
Noncash assets 261,000 Frick, capital (60%) 156,000
Wilson, capital (20%) 42,000
Clarke, capital (20%) 89,000
Total assets $ 325,000 Total liabilities and capital $ 325,000

Part A

Prepare a predistribution plan for this partnership

Part B

The following transactions occur in liquidating this business:

Distributed cash based on safe capital balances immediately to the partners. Liquidation expenses of $8,000 are estimated as a basis for this computation.

Sold noncash assets with a book value of $108,000 for $64,000.

Paid all liabilities.

Distributed cash based on safe capital balances again.

Sold remaining noncash assets for $58,000.

Paid actual liquidation expenses of $6,000 only.

Distributed remaining cash to the partners and closed the financial records of the business permanently.

Produce a final statement of liquidation for this partnership using the predistribution plan to determine payments of cash to partners based on safe capital balances.

Part C

Prepare journal entries to record the liquidation transactions reflected in the final statement of liquidation.

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